Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Wagesums according to the register of end of the year certificates

1 Number of persons, total amount and average amount for some main figures. The whole country. 2006 and 2007
  Number of persons Total amount in NOK million Percentage change Average amount in NOK Percentage change
  2006 2007 2006 2007 2007-2007 2006 2007 2007-2007
Payment in cash 2 754 295 2 861 233  726 712  806 592 11.0  263 800  281 900 6.9
Of which                
Wages and remuneration 2 720 512 2 829 693  714 207  793 251 11.1  262 500  280 300 6.8
Net wage basis 6 034 7 052 3 004 3 656 21.7  497 900  518 400 4.1
Wages in the event of bankruptcy 10 905 8 301  337  250 -25.8 30 900 30 100 -2.6
                 
Payments in kind 1 754 238 1 846 995 14 897 16 481 10.6 8 500 8 900 4.7
Expense allowance 1 155 928 1 187 342 12 555 13 133 4.6 10 900 11 100 1.8
                 
Basis for employer's National Insurance contributions 2 751 091 2 861 694  739 444  821 546 11.1  268 800  287 100 6.8
                 
Holiday pay base   2 496 366    640 655      256 600  
                 
Disbursements of unemployment benefits  119 282 94 323 6 073 4 344 -28.5 50 900 46 100 -9.4

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